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Bus catches fire at SLEX

Perseus Echeminada - The Philippine Star
May 19, 2014 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - A bus bound for Cubao caught fire along the South Luzon Expressway and caused a traffic buildup in the area yesterday morning.

No one among the passengers of the St. Jude Transit bus (plate number EPG-209) was hurt when it caught fire as the vehicle neared Nichols at around 6:30 a.m.

Firefighters extinguished the flames 30 minutes later, the Bureau of Fire Protection reported.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said the incident caused a traffic jam that lasted for more than an hour.

BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION

BUS

CAUGHT

CAUSED

CUBAO

FIRE

METROPOLITAN MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

NICHOLS

SOUTH LUZON EXPRESSWAY

ST. JUDE TRANSIT

TRAFFIC
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